It is apparent the marriage is over and the battle over Julia’s £150million fortune is beginning”.

It is worth noting that such claims have been made before.

And yet Moder’s prized Vespa motorcycle is often seen parked outside the small new home, as is the Prius he uses to shuttle twins Hazel and Finn, aged 11, and eight-year-old son Henry to school.

Fears for the marriage were raised when Moder failed to join Roberts in Georgia in February of last year to attend the memorial service for her mother Betty Lou Bredemus, 80, who died of lung cancer.

In the year of 1990, she gained more fame as she co-starred with Richard Gere in the Cinderella-story "Pretty Woman", an American romantic comedy motion picture in which she acted as Los Angeles streetwalker Viv Ward with Gere portraying Edward Lewis, a wealthy and ruthless businessman who makes a living as a corporate takeover specialist.

She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2000).

Her films Mystic Pizza (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), "Flatliners" (1990), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Hook (1991), The Pelican Brief (1993), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Notting Hill (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), Mirror Mirror (2012), and Money Monster (2016) have collectively brought box office receipts of over US.7 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts.

Completed her education at Griffin Middle School, the girl then went on to Campbell High School.

During her childhood, because of her love of animals she wanted to be a veterinarian, but later on opted to study journalism instead.